Combination brooch-bar pin



.lune 11, 1929. UFER l716,640

COMBINA'iION BROO CH BAR PIN Filed March 21, 1928 Patented June 11, 1929.

unwn STA'1ES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSE1I-I KAUFER, O1 BAR ROCKAWAY, AND SAUL KUFER, O15 NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINA'IIO1I BROG11BAR PIN.

Applieaonfiled March 21, 1928. Serial N0. 263,271.

This invention 1Q121tes 110 ewelry and 011m- 111e11ta1 devices in general.

One 0bject- 0f this invention is 110 p1ovide an improved device 01 tl1e character set forth in which con1bined features are available that n1ay be so displayed as t0 alter the appearance of the devik3e und cuuse the device 130 appear 21s 011e a1ticle 01 je1velry 01: as another according t0 the 01v11e1"s wishes.

Another object of t11e invention is t0 provide an improved device 01 the nature set f011311 in which an ornament'al article of a, specified type carries concealed therebenc-znth auxiliary ornan1ental portions, which, 011 be ing displayed, transfonn the device into 0ne 01 a diflerent type.

A further object 01 the invention is t0 furnish a device 0I" the cl1aracter svaued, in W1'11C11 the portions referred 10 zue conveniently nmnipulated, and a1e 1etained in the displayed position by coacting locking 111921115.

Other objects Will in part be evident and in pa1t pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings, 111 which 1ike reference chamcters designate th e sameparts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a plan view bodying the inVention Fig. 2 is 21 p]an view of a bar pin that forma an element 01' the broch.

Fig. 3 is a side view 01 t11e bar'pin.

Fig. 41 is a bottom p1an view 0f the brooch.

Fig. 5 is a section taken 011 line 55 01 Fig. 4.

Fig. 0 is a section 011 line 6-6 01 Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is 2111 enlarged fragn1e11tary detail view 01 the locking n1eans.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 de notes a device en1bodying the invention. The said device comprises in its V211'1011S f01111s a brooch A 0r a bar pin B, but it Will be 11116181- stood that, withi 11 the scope .0f the invention,

01 a brooch emothe1: types 0f jewelry und ornan1ental devlces a1e conten1plated. The bar p1n B 1s of the usual e]ongated form having smooth strziight sides 11, a'nd.

the formen at the sides 11 and the latter at t-11e ends 12. These several Walls ternn'xmte in a gonnnon plane 15. They also a1e highly ornan1ented as shown.

A plurality 01: 1ike ornan1enizal portions 16 zue hingedlj7 connected t0 Walls 13'at the la 1wer edges thereof 2115 17 so that these p0r t1ons are adapted to be concea1ed beneath tl1e bar pin inside 0f Ehe Walls 13, 01 130 be displayed at the sides 01 the bar pin transforming the SZLD1G into 21 brooch A. In the last n1entioned position, the said portions 16 'uni formly extend the upper surface 0f the broocl1 anal being oflik ornamentation with the bar pin, preserve auniform appearance in the brooch.

The said portions 16 are 01 angular forn1 in transverse section Providing'upper surface portions, and side Walls 18. When the device 10 is transforn1ed into 21 brooch, the WL11S 13 a11e concealed, and their Place is taken by the Walls 18. Extending fron1 ehe upPer surfac portions are hinge n1en1bers 19 that am adapted t0 1ie alongside the Walls 13 in the displayed position 01 the n1embers 16. These hinge 1nen1bers ca11 be 01 any suitable 0011- struction, and are externally ornznnented as shown. Passing through the hinge n1einbers are pintles 20.

is req'uired t0 retain the sinne in this position O11 displaying the said portions, in the brooch, locking n1eans 21 become efiective to re pain these portions in suitable elevated position, so filmt an nnbroken surface in Ehe brooch is Presented.

The said locking means consist 01 projections 22 in the ends of portions 16, the said projections engaging in recesses 23 in the body 01 the bar Pin A with a spring action. The

action referred to is obtained thr0ugh the resi1ience of the prtions 16. "Within the scope 01 the invention, the locking.means may assume various forma and be positioned in any suitable location.

It is thus seen that WG hawfe provided 21 device t11a.t fulfills the; several objects of t11e invention and is we1l adapied 110 n1eet the conditions o1 practical use.

We cla.in1:

1. An ornzunental device 01 the cha1raccer described, including a bar pin portion's n1ovab1e into position at ehe sides thereof t0 trans- -forma the device int0 a brooch, said portions being hinged-ly connectedto the bar pin and beinghdapted to be c0ncealed therebeneath, und mea'ns to 10ck the said portions in the first mentioned osition.

2. An ornamental device 0f the cha'mcter 5 described, including a bar pin, said bar pin having side Walls, portions hingedly connected t0 t-he side Walls ab the bases thereof, said portions being adapted t'o be co'ncealed beneath said bar pin am] within said Walls,

JOSEPH KAUFER. SAL KAUFER. 

